Closure



Dec. 27, 1927. 1554;066

- c.- A. ZAROBSKY CLOSURE Filed July 25. 1926 Charles A. Zaralsky [r11 5412 22 to A. Maw-rm w retested Dec. 27, 192i:

UNITED STATES 1,654,,dtld

PATENT OFFICE CHARLES A. ZAROBSKY, OF CLEVEIAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE SIMPLEX CAP (Jm PANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

CLOSURE.

AppIicatlon filed July 23, 1926. Serial No. 124,354.

My invention relates to closures, and par ticularly to means for securing a closure in position, and the principal object of my invention is to provide new and improved means of this type. In the drawings accompanying this specification and forming a part of this application I have shown, for

purposes of illustration, one form which my.

invention may assume. In these drawings:

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illustrative embodiment of my invention ith a closure in position thereon,

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-Q of Figure 1, while Figure c' is a panoramic view of a portion. of the tube showing in more detail the embodiment of my invent-ion herein disclosed The embodiment of my invention herein disclosed is illustrated as'used in connection with a cap 11 provided with a depending portion 1?! arranged to overlie the upper end of the'tnbe or stem to be closed. with a concave top 13 centrally apertured at 1 1, and .interiorly with a plate member 15 having its i marginal portion 16 abutting the marginal portion of the top 13 of the can 11, having its central portion 17 concaved away from the top 13 of the cap 11, having its central portion 17 and its marginal portion 16 con nected by an intermediate conical portion 18, and secured in position in the cap 11 in an annular recess 19 formed by rolling in the depending portion 12 of the cap 11. The cap 11 also comprises a spring member 20 mounted within the cap 11, secured in position by means of a pin 21 extending through cooperating apertures in the spring member 20 and the central portion 17 of the plate member 15, and provided with a plurality of arms 23 extending outwardly through apertures 24 in the conical portion 18 of the plate member 15 and arranged to cooperate with the slot or cam portions of a bayonet joint carried on the inner surface of the tube or stem which the closure is to overlie and close.

The embodiment of my invention herein shown comprises a tube 25 provided at its upper end with a turned-over flange 26 having a series of cam surfaces-27 each forming a bayonet joint means arranged to cooperate with one of the arms 23 on the spring mem- Figure 1 is a side elevation showing this 1 her 20 of the cap 11 to secure the cap 11 in position upon the'tube 25, and provided also with a series of cam surfaces 98 arranged, upon a continuation of the unlocking rela 5 tive rotation of the cap 11 and tube 25, to engage beneath the arms 23 of the spring member 20 of the cap 11 to advance the cap 11 and tube 25 from the relative position wherein they are free for relative longitudiml separation to a further position where theydhave been actually loi'igitudinally separate- From the above description it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that I have provided securing means not only eflfec tive to secure'the cap in position upon the tube but also efleciive to completely separate the cap and the tube by a mere continuation of the unlocking relative rotation of the cap W and the tube. It will therefore be understood that I have provided new and iro proved securing means for securing a closure in position. At the same time; it will also be understood by those skilled in the art that the particular embodiment of my invention herein shown-and described may be variously changed and modified without de parting from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing the advantages thereof, and it will therefore be understood that the disclosure herein is illustrated only and that my invention is not limited thereto.

I claim:

1. Means for securing a closure cap havin a depending skirt to a tubular member com .1 prising: lugs on said cap, an inwardly turned flange on the end of said tubular member relatively slow pitch cam means on said flange for engagement with said lugs upon relative rotary movement of said closure and said tubular member for drawing said cap into engagement with said tubular member, and elongated cams of relatively slow pitch extending at right angles to said flange. and adapted upon reverse relative rotary movement of said cap and said tubular member to engage under said lugs for raising; said cap off of said tubular member.

2. Means for securing; a closure cap to a tubular member comprising: a separable plate attached to said cap to provide attach-- l lllil in lu an inwardly turned flange on the ing at right angles to said flange and adapten 0 said tubular member, relatively slow ed upon reverse relative rotary movement pitch cam means on said flange for engageof said cap and said tubular member to enment with said lugs upon relative rotary gage under said lugs for raising said cap movement of said closure and saidtubular off of said tubular member.

member for drawing. said ca into'engage- In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my ment with said tubular mem er, and elonsignature.

gatedeams of relatively slow pitch extend CHAS. A. ZAROBSKY. 

